March 29, 2020

Quarantine Goals

Quarantine goals are a sure way to ward off the boredom that accompanies being trapped in your apartment for 1,864 days at a time. Once I cycled through the other boredom-deflecting activities (AKA naps and re-organizing all closets), I found it was time to settle in and start working on some long-term projects. It gave a sense of larger purpose to my Netflix-addled days. In pursuing my quarantine goals, I decided not to order myself a whole new life on Amazon (because, poor Amazon workers!). So, the goals below reflect objectives I can pursue based on the items currently in my possession. After reading, let me know all about your…

July 19, 2018

Bucket List

Today marks my two-and-a-half-week anniversary of coming back to New York. This means that I’ve had sixteen days to contemplate my bucket list (ie all the things I want to do in my year off). Obviously, considering my general compulsion and deep obsession with list-making I’ve started to number off the things I’m planning to do. The good news?  The list is only two things long! The bad news?  Well, you can see the two things below: Right.  Soo, not the coolest bucket list (and possibly I don’t really understand what a bucket list is), but it’s mine and I like it.  How am I doing with these things? You…

January 13, 2016

Sober January

la croix sparkling water

This year for my New Year’s resolution, I’m bounding towards sober January like a runaway train.  I know, I know. I make weird New Year’s Resolutions.  For example, last year my resolution was to learn how to do a flying ninja kick.  For training in preparation for this arduous task, I completed a half marathon.  I never did the ninja kick.  In 2013, my New Year’s resolution was to go on a date.  It resulted, in a roundabout way, in the nascent entries of this blog.  This year, I made my New Year’s resolution in July (The thing about the X Files was sort of joke–but I will definitely watch all…